Jeep GC and TT Towing Assistance
Hi all I'm new to this forum and the travel trailer thing. We just bought a Winnebago Micro Minnie with a weight of 3010 and I have a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee V6-Pentastar 290hp 3.6L engine. I bought ...
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3HappyHicks wrote:
drsteve so I weighed the tongue weight of the trailer today and it weighed 400-partially loaded. I'm pretty strong- all 110lbs of me, but I don't think my hitch is quite 100lbs- I can lift it myself and get it into my hitch receiver of my Jeep alone. But anyhow I get where you're going.
Also, I drove it on the highway today at about 75mph and didn't have any drag whatsoever. I also went up and down a few hills-albeight not the mountain passes I'll be traveling soon, the Jeep did really well, and didn't dog and shifted nicely. I had a friend with me who has been towing TT for only 2 years- but he said it felt good, and no real tug, and that it seemed to brake and stop nicely.
So I did have a question about tongue weight vs overall weight. When I weighed the tongue- it weighed in at approx 400lbs, can I add weight/cargo to the back of the trailer? Or is my ONLY allowable additional weight the 500ish lbs for passengers and cargo IN the truck?
The good news, it sounds like your Jeep can handle that trailer, as tested. Your payloads are going to have to stay on the light side, as your Jeep, and your trailer are both lacking the ability of a heavy load. It appears your TT has only a single 3,500 lb axle, and a empty weight, just over 3K. Your TT cargo capacity is listed as 800 lbs, which your Jeep has to carry part of this in tongue wt. I think things will work out for your trip, but do load both Jeep and trailer, with wt saving in mind.
Drive safe, enjoy your trip!
Jerry
